GIBBS INVERURIE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC243431 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-05
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£237.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47721Retail sale of footwear in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -91% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 23.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £237,835
Net assets shrinking
Down £81,527 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 91% YoY
Cash YoY
-91%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£875
↓ 91% YoY
Net Worth
£238k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £875 | £10.1k |
| Net assets | £237.8k | £319.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20➖GIBB, Jennifer resigneddirector
- 2024-03-20➖GIBB, Robert Alexander Scott resigneddirector
- 2024-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-03-03📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2003-04-10🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs GIBBS INVERURIE LIMITED
- 2003-02-05➕GIBB, Janice appointedsecretary
- 2003-02-05➕GIBB, Barry Keith appointeddirector
- 2003-02-05➕GIBB, Jennifer appointeddirector
- 2003-02-05➕GIBB, Robert Alexander Scott appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "GIBB" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Barry Keith Gibb Individual · British · DOB 09/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 01/09/2016 |
Mr Janice Gibb Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Benview
Hillbrae
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 0HG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-19
Last: 2026-02-05
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Active
GIBB, Barry Keith→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2003-02-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GIBB, Jennifer→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2024-03-20
GIBB, Robert Alexander Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2003-02-05 · resigned 2024-03-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/04/2003 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 05/03/2003 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-19